The New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (NUBIA) is being constructed at Khushigt Valley in Tuv Province, around 60km south of Mongolia’s capital city Ulaanbaatar.

Also known as Kh?shig Valley Airport, construction started in May 2013. It was scheduled for completion by the end of 2016, but delays have extended this to 2018.

The airport will be capable of handling approximately three million passengers a year. New infrastructure and reserved land will enable future expansions to serve an estimated 12 million passengers a year.

NUBIA is being constructed by a joint venture (JV) of Mitsubishi Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation, and will be operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (CAAM). It will meet all the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The NUBIA project will involve construction of 30 buildings, including a three-storey 37,000m2 passenger terminal, an air traffic control (ATC) tower, an operations building, and a 3,600m long and 45m wide concrete runway.

The runway’s construction will involve moving approximately three million cubic metres of earth.

A 3,339m long and 23m wide parallel taxiway, two rapid taxiways, and three exit taxiways will be also constructed.

A 110/10kv power substation located at the Khushigiin Khundii valley became operational in January 2014.

It will supply power cable for the NUBIA project through an 110KW electricity distribution line connected to the National Electricity Transmission Grid, which was laid prior to commissioning of the substation.

A second substation at the project site will provide further power.

The new power station will have access to the Songinyn Power Sub-Plant.

Oriental Consultants and Azüsa Sekkei performed feasibility studies and detailed design studies for the project. Oriental Consultants is currently providing construction supervision and defect liability services.

Samsung C&T Corporation is the general assistant executor, while 11 Mongolian companies are assisting construction.

Sungdo Construction was contracted for the concrete paving work, while Wirtgen is supplying the concrete.

A consortium of ERA and ACH Holding was contracted to supply and install a multi-lateration system for surface surveillance of aircraft and vehicles at the airport.

ZMS Cable was one of the main power suppliers for the project.